American Idol Top 12 Guys Performance Review

“People are saying that this year’s talent is the best yet,” host Ryan Seacrest says. Kicking off night of February 19, Tuesday is the performances by the Season 7 American Idol Top 12 Men singing songs from the 60s.

1. David Hernandez (Midnight Hour by Wilson Pickett) - Amazing.


2. Chikezie (More Today than Yesterday by Stevie Wonder)- Shakey vocals.


3. David Cook (Happy Together by The Turtles) - Decent vocal, decent performance.


4. Jason Yeager (Moonriver by Andy Williams) - One of better vocals but still not brilliant.


5. Robbie Carrico (One is the Loneliest Number by Harry Nilsson) - Good vocal, love the song choice.


6. David Archuleta (Shop Around by The Miracles) - Potentially great but vocal was a shaky.


7. Danny Noriega (Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Prestley) - Really average. Not a great song for him.


8. Luke Menard (Everybody's Talkin by Harry Nilsson) - Horrible. Very weak performance.


9. Colton Berry (Suspicious Minds by Elvis Presley) - OK but nothing special.


10. Garrett Haley (Breaking Up is Hard To Do by Neil Sedaka) - Weak and insipid.


11. Jason Castro (Daydream by Lovin' Spoonful) - Love his voice and personality.


12. Michael Johns (Light The Fire by The Doors) - It was just ok.